I was there when she fell for the first time I picked her up and saw the heartache in her eyes I guess I knew right then how little chance I had to win But can't nobody say I didn't try She was nineteen years old and already lonely Lord only knows how many men she's tried Why she went from man to man I'll never understand But can't nobody say I didn't try I thought that I was just the man to tame her And save her from the wild side of life But the wild side had already claimed her Living way out on the edge that's what she loves I read something in a book once about women Like a rose they last while they last But she only blooms at night there under the neon lights But can't nobody say I didn't try She only blooms at night there under the neon lights But can't nobody say I didn't try